Wilma Chan
Wilma Chan | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – November 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Lai-Bitker |
| Succeeded by | Dave Brown |
| In office January 2, 1995 – December 4, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Don Perata |
| Succeeded by | Alice Lai-Bitker |
| Majority Leader of the California Assembly | |
| In office February 7, 2002 – November 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Shelley |
| Succeeded by | Dario Frommer |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 16th district | |
| In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Audie Bock |
| Succeeded by | Sandré Swanson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1949 |
| Died | November 3, 2021 (aged 72) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College Stanford Graduate School of Education |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wilma Chan (Chinese: 陳煥瑛; pinyin: Chén Huànyīng; October 5, 1949 – November 3, 2021) was an American politician in California serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. A Democrat, she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 before being termed out, representing the 16th District, which at the time included Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont. She served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and from 2002 to 2004 as Assembly Majority Leader, the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. In 2008, Chan lost a Democratic Party primary election for the California State Senate District 9 seat.
On November 3, 2021, while walking her dog, Chan was struck and killed by a vehicle in the City of Alameda, California.